With the latest patch 7, Larian has added a lot more content Baldur’s Gate 3, Despite the game already massive before. The biggest additions are perhaps mod support, which brings mods to consoles, and the various new endings for origin characters look for a satisfying but horrifying finale. This does not mean that the Belgium-based studio did not make time for the little things in one of its biggest patches for its golden goose, since many new, minor cutscenes and pieces of dialogue were added to further flesh out the title.
An example of the small changes involves making Honor Mode even harder by giving bosses in that mode more legendary actions to use against the player. Another includes added dialogue for Minthara, who will ask why the player specifically spared her in a good game while everyone else from the goblin camp meets their end. One of the best, small improvements Includes one of the optional bosses in the game: Ansur, the Heart of the Gate, who can be fought during the game’s third act under Baldur’s Gate.
Patch 7 improves the best optional boss in Baldur’s Gate 3
Ansur gets the introduction he deserves
Before the big patch, Ansur would stay motionless during the introductory cutscene, and awkwardly switch with a moving mesh the second the boss fight started. This was enough to get the point across, especially since the dragon communicates with both Tav and the Emperor telepathically, but The sudden change of mesh made the fight feel like there was a lack of polish. The best part of the previous cutscene was the shot that went through the dragon’s eye to show that it entered the avatar character’s mind.
After patch 7, work was added to Ansur to make the introduction of the fight feel much more polished. Instead of awkwardly lying on the ground for the entire movie like a corpse, then suddenly moving as soon as the action starts, Ansur will zap the player with a lightning bolt to knock them back. then, The dragon’s body will reform slightly, enough for Ansur to stand and rise above the playerShow his size and how imposing the coming action is likely to be.
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A lightning storm thunders around the underground cavern as Ansur rises, helping him earn his title as the Waiting Storm before possessing the player. With a moving body in the cutscene, even if it is undead and decaying, Ansur was able to physically react to some of the comments made during the conversationAnd his anger about the emperor’s actions and priorities gets even better. There is also a physical tether to the possession, since there is a magical beam coming from the dragon’s mouth that lifts the player character.
Which makes Ansur one of the best bosses in BG3
After all, it is based on Dungeons and Dragons
Ansur can be found only late in the Baldur’s Gate 3 CampaignAnd the information surrounding him to access the action can only be given by a select few people. Duke Ravengard (Wyll’s father), Counselor Florric or Cordula Eltan will tell the player about the legend of ​​the Bronze Dragon and show them to the trails necessary to access his resting place. Before the fight even starts, there’s a growing aura around the dragon, especially since there aren’t many to interact with in a game based on Dungeons & Dragons.
of course, Players doing this quest for the first time may not expect to fight AnsurGiven that the first intentions involve asking for his help. Still, some pretty big revelations come from meeting the undead dragon, which includes revealing the Emperor’s true identity, or rather his predecessor. The Emperor was once Balduran, the founder of Balduran’s Gate, and Ansur was his sworn defender and ally, whom he ultimately killed in self-defense due to a disagreement about Balduran’s nature as a Mind Flayer.
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This is a massive revelation in the game, although the Emperor would argue otherwise, And it’s one that’s tied to a completely optional boss fight. Late in the game, players are probably at the level cap of 12 and don’t necessarily need the XP, so they can run straight to the end while missing all of that. Also, this is only one of two dragons that can be fought in the entire game, and Ansur is by far the cooler one, since he is the main focus of the fight.
Ansur’s editions that show Larian’s attention to detail
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Ansur was already an awesome fight before patch 7, and the whole dungeon before had some creative puzzles to tease the brain. For an optional section, there is already so much to work with, especially with the revelations and additions to Wyll’s storyline, if the player has taken his quest this far. now, There is still polish and animation for the start of the fight that didn’t need to be thereBut certainly improves the terrifying duel with a fearsome dragon.
Another addition, which is very minor but a nice touch, Added some dialogue options during the conversation before the Ansur fight. Previously, the player had three options per dialog interaction, but now there are four options. These don’t add up to much, as Ansur is largely ignoring the player and using them as a proxy to talk to the Emperor. Still, the extra options area is a nice touch that didn’t need to be there and makes the scene feel different to the original version.
The few changes to Ansur, the heart of the portal, show Larian’s attention to detail. With all the bigger changes added with Patch 7, the Belgium-based studio didn’t need to do any of the smaller changes to get praise, After it chose to improve Baldur’s Gate 3It’s finer details anyway. With the mod support and all the new evil endings for each origin character, patch 7 could be the biggest of the game yet, despite Larian wanting to relax on updates for the title.